STREPTOBACILLUS


Meaning of STREPTOBACILLUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌstrep-tō-bə-ˈsi-ləs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1897

: any of a genus ( Streptobacillus ) of nonmotile gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria in which the individual cells are often joined in a chain ; especially : one ( S. moniliformis ) that is the causative agent of one form of rat-bite fever

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